Feeling warmer tonight, despite the early onset of darkness?
You’re not imaging things.
Temperatures at 9 p.m. are running roughly five to ten degrees warmer than this time last night. The reason? Cloudy skies overhead have trapped in some of the day’s heat, while southerly winds have surged up the Sound in advance of a weak (and getting weaker by the minute!) front off to our north and west. To wit, SeaTac is reporting gusts over 20 mph this hour, with temperatures in the upper 40s–a far cry from the low 40s and upper 30s that we saw last night under partly clear skies.
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After a drippy day today–SeaTac officially recorded .01″ in the rain gauge–skies will remain cloudy the rest of the night, with some patches in the overcast by mid-day tomorrow, as tonight’s weak front falls apart, paving the way for a November sunbreak or two. Tomorrow’s highs will top out in the low 50s, which is actually right on par with where we should be, temperature-wise, this time of year (the past few days have seen highs in the upper 40s to 50 degrees–downright cold in Seattle considering Election Day hasn’t even rolled around)! After a mostly dry day tomorrow, some light rain works its way back into the forecast for Wednesday, before yet another sunny day Thursday.
It’s the weekend that, at this point, is looking mildly interesting, as a strong area of low pressure looks to come ashore somewhere between Portland and southern B.C. during the day on Saturday. Depending on the track of the low, we could be looking at a breezy, warm day (with gusts to 40-plus mph) or at a chilly rain, with the potential for a few snowflakes as low as 1,000 feet.
Stay tuned!
